LexBlog IP

JANUARY 15, 2024

On January 1, 2024, California officially began exporting its ban on noncompetes, nonsolicits, broad confidentiality agreements, and likely no-recruits to the rest of the country. According to the legislation, “California’s public policy against restraint of trade law trumps other state laws.”

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Two laws were recently passed – Assembly Bill 1076 and Senate Bill 699 – expanding the scope of California’s prohibition on noncompetes and exposing companies to a heightened risk of liability. Both laws, summarized below, went into effect on January 1, 2024. The individualized written notices must be sent by February 14, 2024.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 29, 2024

On March 18, 2024, Fresenius Kabi (“Fresenius”) and Formycon announced a settlement agreement with Johnson & Johnson regarding FYB202, a proposed ustekinumab biosimilar to STELARA in Europe and Canada. The terms of the settlement are confidential. By: Goodwin

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 19, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision finding trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract based on a recruiter’s improper use of confidential client information. 1, 2024) (King, Ho, Engelhardt, JJ.) (per Counsel Holdings, Incorporated v. Jowers, Case No. 22-50936 (5th Cir.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Two laws were recently passed – Assembly Bill 1076 and Senate Bill 699 – expanding the scope of California’s prohibition on noncompetes and exposing companies to a heightened risk of liability. Both laws, summarized below, went into effect on January 1, 2024. Second, AB 1076 introduces a notice requirement.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 4, 2024

Nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) can be used to protect companies’ confidential and trade secret information. Originally published in American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) Magazine - April 2024. By: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

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Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We reported last month concerning California’s new non-compete law that furthers the state’s protections for employee mobility and seeks to void out of state employee non-compete agreements. Under existing California law, non-compete agreements with California employees are typically void.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We reported last month concerning California’s new non-compete law that furthers the state’s protections for employee mobility and seeks to void out of state employee non-compete agreements. Under existing California law, non-compete agreements with California employees are typically void.

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Olartemoure Blog

MAY 3, 2024

On 23rd of April 2024, the U.S. As an alternative measure, the FTC proposes the adoption of robust confidentiality agreements to protect confidential company information in the event of any employee’s departure.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

View the Recording – CLE Credit for this recording expires on January 11, 2024. In the interim, employers should take a close look at their restrictive covenant agreements to ensure that they are reasonable and compliant with ever-evolving state law. For CLE credit inquiries, please email cle@seyfarth.com after viewing the webinar.

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Trading Secrets

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In the inaugural session of the 2024 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, our panelists meticulously examine pivotal legislation, landmark cases, and legal advancements spanning trade secrets and data theft, non-competes and restrictive covenants, and computer fraud on a national scale. Legal challenges are expected.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

View the Recording – CLE Credit for this recording expires on January 11, 2024. In the interim, employers should take a close look at their restrictive covenant agreements to ensure that they are reasonable and compliant with ever-evolving state law. FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In the inaugural session of the 2024 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, our panelists meticulously examine pivotal legislation, landmark cases, and legal advancements spanning trade secrets and data theft, non-competes and restrictive covenants, and computer fraud on a national scale. Legal challenges are expected.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 17, 2024

2024) ( Apple Stay Denial ) After initially granting a temporary reprieve, the Federal Circuit has now denied Apple’s stay pending appeal of the International Trade Commission’s limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist order (“the Remedial Orders”) against Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2. by Dennis Crouch Apple v. Masimo (Fed.

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Patently-O

APRIL 27, 2024

a) prohibits lawyers from entering into agreements that restrict their right to practice law after terminating an employment, partnership, or other professional relationship. The new rule was announced on April 23, 2024 following a 3-2 vote by the FTC Commissioners (along party lines, with Democrats in the majority). Chamber of Com.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 9, 2023

Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Senior Editor, an IP Innovation Clinic Senior Fellow, and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. This term, I had the amazing opportunity to work at AstraZeneca Canada through Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program placement.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 4, 2024

With the arrival of 2024, their role has however come to an end. The author of inter alia Private Power, Public Law: the Globalization of Intellectual Property Rights and Who Governs the Globe? This is not a farewell though, but simply an arrivederci : we look forward to reading more of their insights in the near future!

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Case Summaries Therelek Machines Private Limited vs Therelek Engineers Private Limited on 28 February, 2024 (Karnataka High Court) The petitioner challenged the rejection of its interim application under Section 124 of the Trade Marks Act, seeking a stay in a suit for trademark infringement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Despite the California Legislature’s blunder last year with AB 2273 (the Age Appropriate Design Code), many states, including Minnesota, are stubbornly pushing for nearly identical laws. If passed, the bill goes into effect July 1, 2024 with the first round of DPIAs due July 1, 2025. As outlined in NetChoice v.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This post was co-authored by Yelena Greenberg , a member Robinson+Cole’s Health Law Group. On February 8, 2024, the U.S. The Final Rule is anticipated to take effect on April 16, 2024 (60 days from the anticipated publication date of February 16). This post is also being shared on our Health Law Diagnosis blog.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 4, 2024

Case Summaries BMI Group Danmark Aps vs The Assistant Controller Of Patents on 22 February, 2024 (Delhi High Court) Image from here An appeal was filed against the impugned order rejecting the suit patent for lack of an inventive step. The Court also directed the applicant to pay INR 25 thousand as costs, though later waived this direction.

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Trading Secrets

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

An employee had an agreement with a company that placed restrictions on the employee’s ability to solicit or accept business from the company’s customers, to disclose confidential information, and to have competitive employment during the term of employment. On January 29, 2024, the Region reached a settlement with the respondent company.

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Patently-O

MARCH 10, 2024

by Dennis Crouch In January 2024 a then-secret order from US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) had a major impact in the Masimo v. The exact details of the Apple redesign remain confidential, and some detail of the new CBP EOE order are redacted. That appeal is pending with Apple’s brief due in early spring 2024.

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Patently-O

APRIL 10, 2024

Additionally, the party or parties should also perform an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances confirming all facts presented in the paper have or are likely to have evidentiary support and confirming the accuracy of all citations to case law and other references. ” We might talk through one simple example here.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

On February 12, 2024, a District Court in the Northern District of California issued its Order and ruled on the OpenAI defendants’ motions to dismiss various claims in the two pending putative class action lawsuits. OpenAI, Inc. develops artificial intelligence software involving large language models (“LLM”) known as ChatGPT.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

An employee had an agreement with a company that placed restrictions on the employee’s ability to solicit or accept business from the company’s customers, to disclose confidential information, and to have competitive employment during the term of employment.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

Further, The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts collects this information as part of its role in administering tax laws under the Texas Tax Code. These services will receive any legal correspondence on behalf of your company, keeping personal details confidential. Tax Code §171.001. A handful of U.S.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 7, 2024

quote from here In a significant order on February 23, 2024, the Delhi High Court, in F- Hoffmann -La Roche Ag & Anr V. Given their industry stature, both parties are expected to provide comprehensive assistance, including relevant case laws from across jurisdictions. For example in Australian law, Rule 23.15

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SpicyIP

MARCH 21, 2024

In light of the recent Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024, we are pleased to bring this post by Prashant Reddy T., This provision has existed in different forms in Indian patent law since 1911 , In its comments to the USTR in 2022, the United States Chambers of Commerce had complained about the pre-grant opposition mechanism in Indian law.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For someone accused of treating classified documents with about the same care as old CVS receipts , Donald Trump is going to great lengths to keep his deposition testimony in a long-running copyright infringement case confidential, redacted, and permanently under seal. ” So much for Trump having a basic understanding of copyright law.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Pour yourself a glass of mulled wine, curl up with your favourite feline and catch-up on your EPO case law. Plausibility demystified - a review of EPO case law before G 2/21 G 2/21: Is the technical effect embodied by the invention as originally disclosed? This is one to watch for 2024. Food for thought.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

2024 WL 251406 (N.D. 23, 2024) The short version of the facts are as follows: Bright Data, headquartered out of Israel, is one of the largest web-scraping companies in the world. 2d at 804 (determining that a confidentiality clause without “a durational limitation” was void and unenforceable, except as to trade secret restrictions).

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Masur (Chicago Law) and Lisa Larrimore Ouellette (Stanford Law). And when an invention is in use by a member of the public (rather than the inventor), it is blackletter law that the use can be “public use” even if it takes place entirely in secret, behind closed doors. forthcoming 2024).

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Signing confidentiality agreements also are one of the ways of protection. [8] The blog also identifies domestic and international legal frameworks, including the TRIPS agreement and national laws, that can be used to bring criminal charges against IP violators. 4Published by : Indian Law Institute Stable URL : [link] , 28 497 (1986).

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Apart from the Madras High Court, the Calcutta High Court has recently published the Draft IPD Rules for public comments by January 5, 2024. Bolt Technology v.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2024

On February 12, 2024, a District Court in the Northern District of California issued its Order and ruled on the OpenAI defendants’ motions to dismiss various claims in the two pending putative class action lawsuits. OpenAI, Inc. Thus, the Court allowed this portion of the unfair competition claim to proceed.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Hons) student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. He is interested in IP law, and commercial and criminal litigation. Can AI Generated works be regarded as “works” capable of protection under copyright law? Call for Submissions: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol.

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